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OLYMPICS
By Paul Evers, sports editor
The Rio Olympics were a thrill, giving great performances from the likes of
Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles. It also included
domination by the U.S. Womens Gymnastics team and both U.S. Basketball
teams.
Some of the athletes on the U.S. Olympic team hail from the nearby area.
Heres a look at the athletes who went to high schools around Prospect.
Tamika Catchings (USA Womens Basketball)- While Catchings did not
graduate from a local high school, she did start her high school career at
Stevenson. Catchings and the U.S. Womens Basketball team took gold in
dominating fashion in Rio, winning the gold medal by 29 points over Spain.
Annie Haeger (USA Sailing)- Haeger was born in Chicago and graduated
from Lake Forest High School in 2008. Haeger competed in the 470 class of
sailing and placed 7th overall but was in medal contention through the final
race.
Dwyer collected Bronze in the 200m freestyle and earned gold in the 4x200m
freestyle relay, swimming the first leg for the USA. Before the race Michael
Phelps swim cap ripped, so once Dwyer finished his leg of the relay, Phelps
borrowed Dwyers cap for the anchor leg of the relay.
Zach Ziemek (USA Field)- Ziemek graduated from Lake Park in 2012. Ziemek
competed in the decathlon and placed 7th in his olympic debut. He is
expected to compete again in the 2020 summer olympics in Tokyo.
Ben Kanute (USA Triathlon)- Kanute graduated from Marmion Academy this
past spring. He placed 29th in Rio for the triathlon.